UPSC Prelims Current Affairs MCQ (16-31 March 2020)

Here everyday four to  five Current Affairs based MCQs are posted for UPSC Civil Services Prelims Examination General Studies-1 Paper. These Questions were formed from topics covered in the newspapers and standard magazines between 16-31 March 2020. Sources are:  THE HINDU, DOWN TO EARTH,  HT, TIO, PIB, NATURE, SCIENCE, BBC, THE  MINT, MAIL TODAY .  Here questions are not shown completely. On every 15 days, we send pdf of these 50 questions to the subscribers with answers and explanations. The purpose behind this initiative is to help those students which are not in a position to visit coaching institutions. So it is a home based current affairs self evaluation system. You need to subscribe for one year to get these questions. PDF is sent through E-Mail. One year subscription fee is Rs 1899. Contact US: 07428811251 (E-Mail: [email protected]):  Or click here to subscribe.  

31 March 2020 (All MCQs are not shown)

Question: With reference to the ‘LTROterm used in the monetary policy of the Reserve Bank of India, consider the following statements:
 Which of the above given statements is / are true?
 (a) 1 only
 (b) 2 only
 (c) Both 1 and 2
 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: Consider the following statements:
 1. For the first time in the history of modern Olympics, it was decided to delay the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
 Which of the above given statements is / are true?
 (a) 1 only
 (b) 2 only
 (c) Both 1 and 2
 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: Consider the following pairs of diseases and known sources:
 1. Western Nile Fever: Monkey
 Which of the above pairs is / are correctly matched?
 (a) 2 only
 (b) 1 and 3 only
 (c) 2 and 3 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: With reference to District Mineral Foundation/ Pradhan Mantri Khanij Khsetra Kalyana Yojna, consider the following statements:
 Which of the above given statements is / are true?
 (a) 1 and 3 only
 (b) 3 only
 (c) 1 and 2 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: With reference to the viruses, consider the following statements:
 1. Viruses are microscopic parasites, ——–
 Which of the above given statements is / are true?
 (a) 2 only
 (b) 2 and 3 only
 (c) 1 and 2 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: With reference to wheat crop, consider the following statements:
 1. Wheat crop in India is grown under ———-
 Which of the above given statements are true?
 (a) 1 and 2 only
 (b) 2 and 3 only
 (c) 1 and 3 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: With reference to Hantavirus, consider the following statements:
 1. This is not a new——
 Which of the above given statements is / are true?
 (a) 2 only
 (b) 1 and 3 only
 (c) 1 and 2 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: With reference to the IND-SAT scheme, consider the following statements:
 1. It is part of the ———-
 Which of the above given statements are true?
 (a) 1 and 2 only
 (b) 2 and 3 only
 (c) 1 and 3 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: Consider the following pairs related to indigenously assembled supercomputers and institutions where these are installed:
 Which of the above pairs is / are correctly matched?
 (a) 3 only
 (b) 1 and 2 only
 (c) 2 and 3 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: With reference to the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), consider the following statements related to the :
 Which of the above given statements are true?
 (a) 1 and 2 only
 (b) 2 and 3 only
 (c) 1 and 3 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: With reference to the Reunion Island, consider the following statements:
 Which of the above given statements is / are true?
 (a) 2 only
 (b) 1 and 3 only
 (c) of Val 2 and 3
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: Consider the following statements:
 1. Five of the seven known species of sea turtles —-
 Which of the above given statements is / are true?
 (a) 1 and 2 only
 (b) 2 only
 (c) 1 and 3 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

22 March 2020

Question: With reference to the Medical Device Park Scheme, consider the following statements:

  1. The scheme is being implemented by the Union Ministry of Health.
  2. Till March 2020, government has approved four medical device parks in the country.

Which of the above given statements are true?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: Which of the following Medical Device Parks have been approved by the Central Government till March 2020?

Answer correctly using the code given below:
(a) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
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Question: With reference to the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), consider the following statements:

Which of the above given statements is / are true?
(a) 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Question: With reference to the World Happiness Report 2020, consider the following statements:

Which of the above given statements is / are true?
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Question: With reference to the ‘Production Incentive Scheme (PLI) for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing’, consider the following statements :

Which of the statements given above is / are true?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Question: With reference to the Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC 2.0) scheme, consider the following statements:

Which of the above given statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Question: With reference to Article 142 of the Indian Constitution, consider the following statements:

Which of the above given statements given is / are true?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Question: At which of the following places are the strategic petroleum reserves of the Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Limited (ISPRL) located or proposed?

Answer correctly with the help of the code given below:
(a) 2, 3 and 4 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 4 only
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Question: What is the ‘Herd community’ concept with reference to disease spread?
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18 March 2020

Question: Consider the following statements:
 1. Justice (retd) Ranjan Gogoi is the first former Chief Justice of India to become a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha.
 Which of the above given statements are true?
 (a) 1 and 2 only
 (b) 2 and 3 only
 (c) 1 and 3 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF  

Question: Consider the following statements:

  1. The Central and State Governments contribute equally to the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) in general category.

Which of the above given statements are true?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: Which of one of the following options defines the term ‘Flattening the Curve’ recently seen in the media?
(a) The stock markets bounce back in proportion to the fall in case of severe decline.
(b) In economic Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: With reference to Project-39A, consider the following statements:

Which of the above given statements is / are true?
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: With reference to Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, consider the following statements:

  1. It is located in ——————————-.

Which of the above given statements are true?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: Which one of the following statements is not true with reference to the Punganur breed?
(a) It is a breed of cattle which originated —- Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

17 March 2020

Question: With reference to the ‘Grand Renaissance Dam’, consider the following statements:
 1. This dam, dubbed as Africa’s largest hydroelectric power dam, is being built by —————.
 Which of the above given statements is / are true?
 (a) 3 only
 (b) 1 and 2 only
 (c) 1 and 3 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: Which are the areas of work in which a One Health approach is particularly relevant ?
 1. Food safety and food security
 Select the correct option from the code given below:
 (a) 2 and 3 only
 (b) 2, 3 and 4 only
 (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
 (d) 2 only Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: With reference to the protection of UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in India, consider the following statements:
 1. Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya is under Protection of is under the protection of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
 Which of the above statements is / are true?
 (a) 2 and 3 only
 (b) 1 and 3 only
 (c) 1 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF   

Question: Which centrally sponsored schemes have been subsumed under the Samagra Shiksha scheme?
 1. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
 (a) 1 and 3 only
 (b) 2 and 4 only
 (c) 1, 3 and 4
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

16 March 2020

Question: With reference to ‘Zoonosis’, consider the following statements:
 1. A zoonosis is any disease or infection that is naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans.
 Which of the above given statements is / are true?
 (a) 1 only
 (b) 2 and 3 only
 (c) 1 and 3 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: With reference to the ‘Tsunami ready’ tag, consider the following statements:
 1. The tag is conferred by UNESCO.
 Which of the above given statements is / are true?
 (a) 2 only
 (b) 1 and 3 only
 (c) 1 and 2 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: With reference to Sepsis, consider the following statements:
 1. It occurs when the body’s immune system goes into overdrive.
 Which of the above given statements is / are true?
 (a) 3 only
 (b) 1 and 3 only
 (c) 2 and 3 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

Question: With reference to the AT-1 bonds, consider the following statements:
 1. These are a kind of perpetual bonds without any expiry date.
 Which of the above given statements is / are true?
 (a) 1 and 2 only
 (b) 1 only
 (c) 2 and 3 only
 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Click Here To Subscribe Complete PDF

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